ABOUT MANY HANDS ORGANIC FARM
Many Hands Organic Farm (MHOF) grows certified organic produce, meat and eggs in Barre, MA (Baystate Organic Certifiers and the Real Organic Project). MHOF has been in existence since 1982 and has been selling to the public since 1985. We are highly diverse, no till, and focus on high quality and nutrient density through practices supporting maximum photosynthesis.
Announcing the publication of our book:
This is a memoir of our lives and sometimes risky decisions. We relate our early years, meeting and raising kids, and building the farm, the organic movement and a healthy community. We didn’t always go along with what most Americans were doing, especially in the areas of diet and health care, employment, debt and consumerism, energy use, and culture. In this book we explain what we did, why we did it, and how it turned out. We hope it is both entertaining and helpful to people wanting to fashion a purposeful life.
– Jack and Julie
Order your book directly from us by sending a check of $29, which includes shipping.
Make check payable to MHSC, 411 Sheldon Rd., Barre MA 01005. We will mail a signed copy of the book to you. $12.50 of your order goes Many Hands Sustainability Center.
“This book offers a window into living a life of meaning, rooted in integrity, values, critical thinking, and persistent effort. . . . [ Jack and Julie] have also shown me and so many others how to love across difference, how to tell the truth, and what it is to live well.”
Julie Rawson and Jack Kittredge
co-owners of Many Hands Organic Farm
Photo by Oliver Scott Snure
Time to order your 2025 Summer and Fall CSA shares
Summer CSA begins June 2nd and runs for 22 weeks.
Fall CSA begins November 4th and runs for 4 weeks.
Kaleidoscope
/in Newsletter /by JenniferAfnaan from Clarke U and I were sitting on the grass eating lunch Friday and discussing his parents’ country of origin – India, and agreeing that India is a kaleidoscope of colors, and noises, and people, landscapes, mammoth cities, and vehicles, etc. I feel this past week has been the same here on the farm: […]
It Doesn’t get much better
/in Newsletter /by JenniferAs I think back over the week and the tens of folks who passed through our front door, it is a kaleidoscope of fond memories and appreciation for so much labor on behalf of this farm. Those who have come here for a while might notice that I am more organized each day and thus […]
The First Frost
/in Newsletter /by JenniferAs we were picking tomatoes off of vines on Friday to prepare for the numerous frosty nights this week, my 42 memories of the first frosts of the fall all came tumbling back. Last minute was the theme in the past, and to be fair to me back then, I don’t think it was as […]